Wheat crop faces stress from drought cold and wind in Kansas
State Agricultural Statistician T J Byram says lack of moisture last fall and bitter cold, plus prairie winds, threaten Kansas 1996 wheat. Western Kansas reports struggling crops especially in the southwest. Rainfall fell short in September through November. freezing cycles left thin roots vulnerable. He notes potential for average yield if spring is favorable.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
T.J. Byram
Kansas Agricultural Statistics
Byram
County group opposes at large county commissioner plan
In Kansas the Kansas County Commissioners Association head Wes Holt argued before the House that shifting from district to at large elections would hurt small counties. Rep. Cindy Empson sponsored the bill, which would apply to counties under 50,000 residents, but the committee took no action.
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Topeka
Kan
County Commissioners Association
House
Wes Holt
Kansas County Commissioners Association
U.S. Representatives
Cindy Empson
R-Independence
Kansas bill on school weapon expulsions questioned
Senate Education committee members voiced skepticism about a bill to relax Kansas weapon in schools expulsions, fearing mixed signals to students. Gerry Henderson of United School Administrators urged case by case review, noting federal law permits broader discretion beyond special education cases.
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Topeka
Kan
Gerry Henderson
United School Administrators of Kansas
Senate Education Committee
Wyden Wins Oregon Senate Seat in Close Special Race
Democrat Ron Wyden captured Oregon’s U S Senate seat in a tight special election, succeeding Bob Packwood and signaling pushback against a GOP Congress. Wyden framed the win as a national barometer and urged opposition to perceived congressional extremism.
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Portland
Ore
Ron Wyden
Oregon
U.S
Bob Packwood
Wyden
Senate
Congress
Ottawa taxes lower than peer Kansas cities in 1995 study
The January Kansas Government Journal reports Ottawa’s total mill levy is lower than four similar Kansas cities by population and property value. City and county clerks provided assessed valuations and levies. population figures came from state certified 1995 data. A mill equals $1 per $1,000 of property value. Continued on page 2.
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Ottawa
Kansas Cities
Kansas Government Journal
State Division of Budget
Secretary of State
Kansas
Atchison
Independence
Ag committee clears farm legislation in Congress
The House Agriculture Committee voted to end traditional crop subsidies and related controls as momentum grows. Senate leaders warn farmers should rely on market signals for planting, while the bill’s fate remains uncertain with Clinton’s stance and cross party talks ongoing.
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Ashington
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
Senate Agriculture Panel
Dick Lugar
R-Ind
House
Senate
Lugar
Tom Daschle
S.D
Dan Glickman
Beijing
Clinton
House Committee
Glickman
Democrats
Couple’s long voyage ends as US approves marriage visa
Merle and Oksana Schultz, after six years of letters and a year of delays, finally convinced US authorities in Warsaw their marriage was real. They wed in Ukraine on Feb. 2, then spent 11 months securing paperwork. They landed in Kansas City, greeted by family in Baldwin, with Mrs. Schultz starting a new life in the United States.
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Merle
Oksana Schultz
Warsaw
Poland
Merle Schultz
Baldwin
Mrs. Schultz
Oksana
Kansas
Schultzes
Kansas City
Schultz
Aleksandr Plotnikov
E and E Display Group
Plotnikov
Oksana Marchinko
Kan
Ukraine
Washington, D.C
Ice causes problems at Wolf Creek plant
The Wolf Creek nuclear plant in Arlington Kansas remained shut as crews repair a frozen screen blocking water flow from the cooling lake. Divers found crushed ice disabling a pump in the essential service water system. Plant officials said no radiation was released and the reactor was cooled with residual heat.
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Arlington
Kan
Wolf Creek
Kevin Moses
Mother Nature
Moses
Random Acts of Kindness Ad Listing Locations
A notice invites readers to report acts of kindness by submitting a form at multiple local sites. Locations include Wal Mart Country Market Amoco Town and Country Supply a chiropractor office Brown s Shoo Fit Chris Comner Horseboe Cafe North Main North Casey s City Hall Edward D Jones office County Extension Sunflower Plaza Ottawa Wellsville Pomona Central Heights schools and other listed venues.
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Oxawa
Wal-Mart
Country Mart
Amoco
Town & Country Supply
John Brockway
Brown's
Chris Comner
Horseboe Cafe
North Main
North Casey's
City Hall
Edward D. Jones
County Extension
Sunflower Plaza
South Poplar
Ottawa
Jeff's Foods
Wellsville
Price Saves
Pomona
Central Heights
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Bill Tellier
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Lane
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Jay Thorton
Bruce Riley
Kansas Department of Transportation
Seventh Street
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